Huanggang vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Huanggang	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1673	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$272	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$836	$113
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	11
😀 Quality of life	56	14
🏙️ Population	5.88M	2.89M

The cost of living in Huanggang is 39% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7455th and 5146th ($646 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 3rd in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Huanggang compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Huanggang ranked 54th best city to live in China vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6202nd and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Huanggang vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Huanggang	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3628	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2021	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10808	$3306

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Cities near Huanggang

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Ezhou	$632
31 km or 20 mi	Huangshi	$671
40 km or 25 mi	Daye	$638
58 km or 36 mi	Wuhan	$639
83 km or 51 mi	Macheng	$592
86 km or 54 mi	Xianning	$625
93 km or 58 mi	Wuxue	$598
103 km or 64 mi	Hanchuan	$609
106 km or 66 mi	Xiaogan	$629
135 km or 84 mi	Chibi	$590
136 km or 85 mi	Yingcheng	$585
136 km or 85 mi	Jiujiang	$604
142 km or 88 mi	Xiantao	$599
145 km or 90 mi	Anlu	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Honghu	$587
164 km or 102 mi	Qianshan	$567
164 km or 102 mi	Guangshui	$574
175 km or 109 mi	Linxiang	$572
181 km or 112 mi	Jingshan	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Suizhou	$582
202 km or 125 mi	Xinyang	$583
207 km or 129 mi	Anqing	$532
207 km or 129 mi	Yueyang	$595
209 km or 130 mi	Tongcheng	$592
213 km or 132 mi	Lu'an	$631
219 km or 136 mi	Nanchang	$526
233 km or 145 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Shishou	$547
254 km or 158 mi	Jingzhou	$596
259 km or 161 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
263 km or 163 mi	Jingmen	$575
274 km or 171 mi	Zaoyang	$552
278 km or 173 mi	Hefei	$643
282 km or 175 mi	Tongling	$629
286 km or 178 mi	Fuyang	$595
286 km or 178 mi	Yicheng	$542
292 km or 182 mi	Zhumadian	$580
295 km or 183 mi	Xinyu	$593
298 km or 185 mi	Dangyang	$546

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595